At the invitation of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lanzhou University, Professor Yuan Hui Ling from the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, visited our campus and delivered an academic lecture on July 16, 2024.
Reporter: Professor Yuan Hui Ling, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University
Title: Studies on Hydrometeorological Ensemble Forecasting in China
Host: Professor Baoqing Zhang, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Time: Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 16:30
Venue: Room 502, Qilian Hall, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University
Reporter Profile
Professor Yuan Hui Ling is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, and the deputy director of the Key Laboratory of Mesoscale Severe Weather, Ministry of Education. She obtained her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 2005. From 2006 to 2010, she worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. In 2010, she was appointed as a professor at Nanjing University and was selected as a Distinguished Professor under the Changjiang Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education in 2021. Her main research areas include numerical weather modeling, hydrometeorology, and deep learning forecasting methods. She currently serves as the deputy chairman of the Hydrometeorology Committee of the Chinese Meteorological Society and as an editorial board member of the SCI journals Environmental Research Letters and Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. She has received several awards, including the Second Prize of the Jiangsu Science and Technology Award, the First Prize of the Meteorological Science and Technology Achievements Award from the National Meteorological Center, the First Prize of the Meteorological Science and Technology Achievement Award (Basic Research Award) from the Jiangsu Meteorological Society, and the titles of "My Favorite Teacher" and "My Favorite Graduate Career Mentor" at Nanjing University.
Report Abstract
In recent years, significant advancements have been made in both operational and research communities to enhance the accuracy of weather and hydrological forecasting in China. This talk reviews progress in hydrometeorological ensemble forecasting in China, focusing on operational ensemble prediction systems, strategies for addressing uncertainties in hydrological forecasting, the transition from research to operation, AI-based techniques, and their practical applications.
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
July 20, 2024
